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English 1A – 6494

El Camino College

 

Instructor: Mr. Lyman Hong

Office: Humanities 321-K

E-mail: LHONG@elcamino.edu

Phone: (310) 660-3593, ext. 7046

 

Room:             HUM 304

 

Time:               M W   8:00 A – 10:05 A

Office Hours:  MW     7:00 – 8:00 A, 12:30 – 1:00 P  

                         Tu Th   11:00A – 12:00 P   

 

Course Description and Objectives

English 1A satisfies El Camino’s general writing requirement and serves as the primary transfer-level composition course for the college.

 

Description:

This honors course, intended for students in the Honors Transfer Program, is designed to strengthen the students' ability to read with understanding and discernment, to discuss assigned readings intelligently, and to write clearly. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to write an essay in which each paragraph relates to a controlling idea, has an introduction and conclusion, and contains primary and secondary support. College-level reading material will be assigned to provide the stimulus for class discussion and writing assignments, including a required research paper. This course is enriched through extensive, rigorous reading, writing, and research assignments.

 

Note: Students may take either English 1A or English 1AH. Duplicate credit will not be awarded for English 1A and English 1AH.  Please also note that students will be asked to do additional reading and writing above and beyond what is required in a non-HTP section of English 1A.

 

Major objectives of course:

  • Recognize and revise sentence-level grammar and usage errors.
  • Read and apply critical-thinking skills to numerous published articles and to college-level, book-length works for the purpose of writing and discussion. Emphasis will be on scholarly sources.
  • Apply appropriate strategies in the writing process including dissecting and understanding prompts, prewriting, composing, revising, and editing techniques.
  • Compose multi-paragraph, thesis-driven essays with logical and appropriate supporting ideas, and with unity and coherence.
  • Demonstrate ability to locate and utilize a variety of academic databases, peer-reviewed journals, and scholarly websites. Emphasis will be on ability to conduct scholarly research independently.
  • Utilize MLA guidelines to format essays, cite sources in the texts of essays, and compile Works Cited lists.
  • Conduct scholarly research independently to enrich multiple, rigorous reading and writing tasks.

 

Course Texts                          

 

Austen, Jane.  Pride and Prejudice.  Ed. Vivien Jones.  New York: Penguin, 2002.

Maimon/Peritz/Yancey. A Writer’s Resource. El Camino College Handbook 3rd edition.  Boston: McGraw-Hill,        2010. 

A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers. Ed. Lee A. Jacobus. Boston: Macmillan, 2017.


 

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students will:

  1. Complete a research-based essay that has been written out of class and undergone revision. It should demonstrate the student’s ability to thoughtfully support a single thesis using analysis and synthesis.
  2. Integrate multiple sources, including a book-length work and a variety of academic databases, peer-reviewed journals, and scholarly websites. Citations must be in MLA format and include a Works Cited page.
  3. Demonstrate logical paragraph composition and sentence structure. The essay should have correct grammar, spelling, and word use.
  4. Demonstrate sophisticated critical thinking by showing awareness of audience in anticipating readers' questions, biases, and potential lack of knowledge.

 

ADA Statement:

It is the policy of the El Camino Community College District to encourage full inclusion of people with disabilities in all programs and services.  Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class should contact the campus Special Resource Center (310) 660-3295, as soon as possible.  This will ensure that students are able to fully participate.  

 

Title IX: You should know that if you reveal gender-based or sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking or intimate partner violence to any instructor, we are required by law to report the problem to the Office of Staff and Student Diversity. However, psychologists are not required to report to the Office of Staff and Student Diversity. You can call the Student Health Center at 310.660.3643 or visit their website: http://www.elcamino.edu/studentservices/health.

 

 

Grading*

Essay 1–  Education / Multiple Intelligences                  15%

Essay 2 – Mind                                                             15%

Essay 3 – Perspectives (Novel)                                      25%

Outline and Annotated Bibliography (Research Essay)   5%

Essay 4 – Research Essay                                             20%

Essay 5 – Morality and Ethics                                       10%

Class Participation (attendance, quizzes and                   10%

        group presentations)

       

*You will be allowed to revise one essay before week 14

Course Summary:

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